Italian Wedding Soup - Crisco®

Ingredients

• 1 / 2 head escarole, cleaned, washed and stem ends removed
• 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) Crisco ® Pure Vegetable Oil
• 1 1 / 2 large carrots, chopped
• 12 C. (3000 mL) chicken broth
• 1 C. (250 mL) uncooked ditalini or other small tube pasta
• freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• Meatballs
• 1 / 2 lb (227 g) ground beef or veal, or a combination of both
• 1 / 2 C. (125 mL) plain bread crumbs
• 1 / 2 C. (125 mL) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 / 2 C. (125 mL) grated onion
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp. (5 mL) salt
• freshly ground pepper, to taste
• non-stick cooking spray